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JULY 27,2015 - - - - 123,549 AMERICANS ARE CANDIDATES ON THE UNOS TRANSPLANT WAIT LIST 101,169 waiting for a kidney 15,217 wait-listed for a liver 1,056 waiting for a pancreas 1,973 needing a Kidney-Pancreas 4,153 waiting for a life-saving heart 1,549 waiting for a lung 45 waiting for a heart-lung 254 waiting for small bowel One organ donor has the opportunity to save up to 8 lives One tissue donor has the opportunity to save and -or enhance the lives of 50 or more individuals An average of 21 people die everyday while waiting for a transplant. You have the power to SAVE Lives by becoming an organ, eye and tissue donor, so what are you waiting for? To learn how to register click HERE

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Tattoos for a Cause Photo Contest 2011 Winners

The Fight Like a Girl Club

The Fight Like a Girl Club is happy to announce the Winners of the Fight Like a Girl Club Tattoos for a Cause Photo Contest 2011. The Contest which ended at midnight EST on Monday, September 12, drew 158 entries ranging from beautiful butterflies to picturesque art to loving tributes to stunning awareness ribbons. Fight Like a Girl Club Founder, Sandy Ellis, says “I couldn’t be happier with our very first photo contest. I think our members and fans enjoyed reading the stories and meanings behind the tattoos as much as they enjoyed viewing the tattoos. While we could only have 3 “Winners” every single entrant is a winner as far as we’re concerned!”

From Sacrifice, Life On August 12, 1999, when I was 18 years old, my life changed – for the better.

After two years on dialysis while in high school, I received a call that there was a kidney available for me. I have never lost sight of the fact that every August 12 while I am celebrating an anniversary of new life, there is a family out there mourning the death of their loved one.

I know very little about my donor, other than the fact that he was 20 years old and was taken too soon by a stray bullet in a drive-by shooting incident. He unknowingly paid the ultimate price so that I might live.

I got this tattoo on August 12, 2011 to commemorate the life of my donor. While I endured quite a lot of pain getting this on my right hip (next to my transplant scar – visible in the picture), it is nothing compared to the pain of losing a son, a brother, a friend. “From sacrifice, life 8-12-99.”

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There are over 123,500 Americans waiting for a life-saving transplant. Registering takes only a few minutes. Please encourage your family, friends and colleagues to pledge the "gift of life" by signing up at your State's donor registry. Click HERE to learn how. Californians, please visit Donate Life California.

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